A Republican Seeks to Match Trump’s Gains on Democratic Turf in New Jersey NYT | Top Stories By: Tracey Tully and Shane Goldmacher 1 November 2025 at 00:33 With President Trump making inroads with Black and Latino voters, the path to the governor’s office runs through regions Democrats can no longer take for granted. © Brian Fraser for The New York TimesJack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, campaigned last week in Paterson, the state’s third-largest city.